Product Associate UX Working Student / Intern

TL;DR — Construction software looks like it was designed in 2000. Because most of it was. As Product Asociate, you define how alago looks, feels and behaves.

alago brings AI-powered project management to the construction industry. As our Product Associate, you'll own a core product areas end to end: how messy project data becomes an early warning that a €200M project is about to go wrong.

That's what we're fixing. 15 people, 30+ customers, €1M+ pre-seed from leading construction-tech VCs and one of Germany's largest project developers. The product is live and used daily on real construction sites — which means the interesting work is only starting.

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What you'll actually do

• Design the product. Take features from rough idea to high-fidelity UI. You'll work on the tools construction teams open every single day and make them feel effortless.
• Make AI feel right. Define how AI shows up in Alago and what it feels like to work with it. Nobody has solved this well for construction yet.
• Prototype and spec. Build clickable prototypes in Figma or with AI tools, and contribute to specs so the team can ship fast.
• Run discovery. Talk to users, research how other products solve similar problems, and turn what you find into concepts the team can build on.
• Grow the design system. Design components in Figma and work with engineers to build them.
• Make Alago look good everywhere. Brand, landing pages, launch materials, everything that carries the product outward.

Qualifikation

Must-haves

• Enrolled student in design, HCI, media informatics, architecture, or a related field.
• C1 German: you'll talk to German construction project managers.
• Figma proficiency: components, prototyping, systems thinking.
• Technical enough to collaborate: you won't write production code, but you understand how web apps work and can work alongside engineers.

Bonus points

• You've designed for AI products before and have a take on how generative features should feel.
• You have strong opinions on products you love and hate. You notice details other people miss.
• Experience with Figma Make, Claude, Cursor, Lovable or similar.
• Past work in B2B SaaS or complex enterprise tools.
• Interest in animation (Rive, Lottie), iconography or illustration.
• Side projects that show you care about craft.

Benefits

🧠 Work directly with founders. Ann (CPO) will mentor you on product thinking and UX craft.

👥 Direct user access. Join customer interviews. Watch users interact with your designs.

⚡ See impact fast. Your work goes live in days. Get feedback, iterate, improve.

🏠 Vibrant Munich office culture. At least two days per week in our central Munich office. Flexible remote work for the rest.

👟 EGYM Wellpass. Whether you need a yoga session for inspiration or a punching bag to get through ideas, we got you covered.

🚀 Grow into a full-time design role after graduation if it's a mutual fit.

1. Submit your story
Share your portfolio—show us your process, not just final designs. Tell us about a UX problem you solved.

2. Intro Call (30min)
Get to know alago and learn about our vision.

3. Design Challenge (90min)
Solve a real UX problem from our product. Show us how you think.

4. Offer 🎉
We'll get back to you within 24 hours.

Alago is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability or gender identity.